Total Crime Rate

100.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bentley Road South area has the 36th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 254th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bentley Road South (WS10 8LN) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% lower than the Bentley and Darlaston North average (115.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentley Road South (WS10 8LN), the main crime hotspot is near Perry Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bentley Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bentley Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Perry Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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